Consult marine weather

Do you want to know the marine weather in France or Europe? In the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic or the Mediterranean? For the next 14 days? Good news — you’ve come to the right place!
Here’s a handy overview that should be useful to you, organized by increasing ease of access.

  1. Coastal bulletins : the basics, essential before any trip at sea
  2. Gale warnings (BMS) : monitoring fresh breeze, gale, and storm advisories
  3. Local weather : a simple, accurate, and fast weather solution
  4. Offshore bulletins : offshore weather forecasts
  5. Weather charts : a selection of marine weather maps
  6. Weather buoys : offshore weather observations
  7. Pilot Chart s: typical weather conditions worldwide
  8. Grib files : modeling data for weather routing

I also recommend taking a look at the following articles :

  • Where to start? As the name suggests, this will give you a first introduction to the site
  • Windy Guide, to learn how to use this powerful and reliable weather tool
  • Weather models, to better understand how the forecasts we all consult every day are produced
  • Marine Guide, the sailor’s weather handbook published every year by Météo-France
  • Weather history, to access archived data on storms and other meteorological events
  • Marine winds, to learn about and recognize the main winds blowing along our coasts

Additionally, you can also check the tide times (time/height/coefficient).

Finally, find out how to receive weather updates while at sea. It’s not enough to check the forecast before you leave — you also need to consult it along the way !

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